2022-2023 Academic Year Associate and Undergraduate Degree Academic Calendar
| BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR ASSOCIATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE ACADEMIC CALENDAR |
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| This academic calendar has been prepared in consideration of current conditions. The University administration and Senate have the authority to make changes to the academic calendar and to postpone examinations depending on circumstances that may arise. No student, faculty member or staff member may claim any rights as a result of such changes. | |
| FALL SEMESTER | |
| 17 January-03 October 2022 Monday-Friday |
Admission period for the 2022-2023 academic year fall semester for international associate and undergraduate students. |
| 01 June-03 October 2022 Wednesday-Monday |
Final registration of international associate and undergraduate students admitted for the 2022-2023 academic year fall semester. Admission, university registration and financial procedures must be completed by Monday, 03 October 2022. All visa procedures and student registrations of international students must be completed by this date. |
| 24 June 2022 Friday |
Last day for fifth-year Faculty of Medicine students who will become interns in the 2022-2023 academic year to make their 2022-2023 academic year payments |
| 01 July 2022 Friday |
Start date of the sixth year (Internship Period) at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 08 July 2022 Friday |
Eve of Eid al-Adha (Half-day holiday) |
| 09-12 July 2022 Saturday-Tuesday |
Eid al-Adha (4-day holiday) |
| 15 July 2022 Friday |
Democracy and National Unity Day (Public holiday) |
| 25 July 2022 Monday |
Submission of fully completed forms for new courses planned to be offered in the 2022-2023 academic year fall semester to the Education Commission. Proposals for new courses will not be considered after this date. |
| 01-15 August 2022 Monday-Monday |
Transfer applications, excluding internal GPA-based transfers. English and Turkish Proficiency Exams will be held on 03, 05, 10 and 12 August 2022 during the application period. Applicants with complete application documents may take these exams. For information on the Turkish exams, applicants should contact turkmer@sfl.bau.edu.tr after applying. Applicants with a valid language proficiency certificate must upload it to the application field when applying. |
| 08 August 2022 Monday |
Entry of the detailed list of courses to be offered in the 2022-2023 academic year fall semester into the request collection screen |
| 16 August 2022 Tuesday |
The final English and Turkish Proficiency Exam will be held for students who applied for transfer between 01-15 August 2022. (Exam results must be entered into the system by 15:00 on Tuesday, 16 August 2022.) Results will be announced on the same day. |
| 17-18 August 2022 Wednesday-Thursday |
Evaluation of transfer applications by the relevant academic units (evaluation results must be entered into the system by 14:00 on Thursday, 18 August 2022) |
| 18 August 2022 Thursday |
Evaluation results of transfer applications will be displayed on the application tracking link. |
| 18 August 2022 Thursday |
Transfer of accepted transfer applicants to the Student Information System (the transfer must be completed by 16:00) |
| 19-23 August 2022 Friday-Tuesday |
Final registration of accepted transfer applicants |
| 22-26 August 2022 Monday-Friday |
Registration of students placed in associate and undergraduate programs by ÖSYM. |
| 29 August 2022 Monday |
Start of professional practice courses for fourth- and fifth-year Faculty of Medicine students. The schedule of professional practice courses will be prepared by the Faculty for all students, entered into the system and announced to students. |
| 30 August 2022 Tuesday |
Victory Day (Public holiday) |
| 31 August 2022 Wednesday |
Last day for all associate and undergraduate students to complete the financial procedures for fall semester registration renewal. The course registration system will be closed during the registration period for students who have not completed their financial procedures, and these students will not be able to register for courses. |
| 31 August 2022 Wednesday |
Last day for submitting the detailed list of courses to be offered in the 2022-2023 academic year fall semester to the Directorate of Academic Planning |
| 05 September 2022 Monday |
Start date of annual courses for third-year Faculty of Medicine students |
| 07 September 2022 Wednesday |
English Placement Exam (for all newly enrolled Turkish citizen and international students) Exam Time 10:00 (For information, visit https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15236-sinav-bilgilendirmeleri) |
| 10 September 2022 Saturday |
Online announcement of the results of the English Placement Exam held on Wednesday, 07 September 2022 (For results: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15237-sinav-sonuclari) |
| 12 September 2022 Monday |
English Proficiency Exam (for all students who passed the English Placement Exam held on 07 September 2022 and students who attended and failed the Preparatory Program in previous academic year(s)) |
| 15 September 2022 Thursday |
Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on 12 September 2022 |
| 16 September 2022 Friday |
Last day for BAU students starting courses in their enrolled program for the first time to apply for course equivalency |
| 16-26 September 2022 Friday-Monday |
Applications for internal (GPA-based) transfer quotas |
| 19 September 2022 Monday |
Start date of annual courses for second-year Faculty of Medicine students |
| 19 September 2022 Monday |
Turkish Placement Exam (for all newly enrolled international students who will study in Turkish-taught departments) Exam Time: 10:00 |
| 19 September 2022 Monday |
Last day for submitting the list of outgoing students in exchange programs such as Erasmus and World Exchange to the Directorate of Student Affairs |
| 19-23 September 2022 Monday-Friday |
Automatic course assignment week. Fall semester first-year courses of students who have passed the language proficiency exam(s) and are starting the first year (their program) will be assigned automatically by the Student Information System during this week. Automatic course assignment continues until the end of the add-drop period for any new first-year students starting the first year (their program). |
| 20 September 2022 Tuesday |
Online announcement of the results of the Turkish Placement Exam held on Monday, 19 September 2022 |
| 21 September 2022 Wednesday |
Last day for determining the final grades of the courses within the "Pre-Flight Theoretical Courses" of the Pilot Training program. The grades of students who fail the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (SHGM) exams are entered into the system as "F", and these students repeat the courses graded "F" in the same semester of the following year. |
| 22 September 2022 Thursday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam. For all students who passed the Turkish Placement Exam held on 19 September 2022 and students who attended and failed the Preparatory Program in previous academic year(s) |
| 23-26 September 2022 Friday-Monday |
Applications for double major and minor programs |
| 23 September 2022 Friday |
Identification by the relevant academic units of associate and undergraduate students to be dismissed upon reaching the maximum period of study at the end of the 2021-2022 spring semester and summer school. |
| 23 September 2022 Friday |
Announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on 22 September 2022 |
| 26 September 2022 Monday |
Start of annual courses for first-year Faculty of Medicine students |
| 26 September 2022 Monday |
Dismissal by the Directorate of Student Affairs of associate and undergraduate students who have reached the maximum period of study at the end of the 2021-2022 spring semester and summer school. |
| 26-30 September 2022 Monday-Friday |
Course registration period. This is the week in which students in associate and undergraduate programs (including international, Erasmus and World Exchange students) register for courses through the Student Information System. Course assignments for students starting their program (first year) are made by the Student Information System. Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry students will register for their semester courses on these dates. |
| 27 September 2022 Tuesday |
Announcement of the results of the Turkish and English Proficiency Exam held on Tuesday, 27 September 2022 for students applying for internal (GPA-based) transfer, double major and minor (10:00) (results must be entered into the system by 08:30) |
| 27 September 2022 Tuesday |
English and Turkish Proficiency Exam for those applying for internal (GPA-based) transfer, double major and minor in a program whose language of instruction differs from that of their current program. |
| 28-29 September 2022 Wednesday-Thursday |
Evaluation of internal (GPA-based) transfer, double major and minor applications by the relevant academic units. (Evaluation results must be entered into the system by 14:00 on Thursday, 29 September 2022) |
| 28-29 September 2022 Wednesday-Thursday |
Applications by associate and undergraduate students eligible to graduate at the end of the 2021-2022 spring semester and summer school for the ADDITIONAL exams recognized by the regulations. |
| 29 September 2022 Thursday |
Announcement to students of the evaluation results of internal (GPA-based) transfer, double major and minor applications. |
| 30 September - 05 October 2022 Friday-Wednesday |
Final registration of students admitted to internal (GPA-based) transfer, double major and minor programs. (Students who do not complete their registration lose their right to register.) |
| 30 September 2022 Friday |
Notification of the list of courses for which additional exams will be held and the list of participating students to the Directorate of Academic Planning |
| 30 September 2022 Friday |
Elective courses without sufficient enrollment during registration week will be closed on Friday, 30 September 2022 (at 16:00), and associate and undergraduate students registered in these courses must select other courses themselves online through the Student Information System between 10-14 October 2022 (add-drop week). |
| 03 October 2022 Monday |
Announcement of additional exam dates (Directorate of Academic Planning) |
| 03 October 2022 Monday |
Start of English Preparatory Program courses |
| 03 October 2022 Monday |
Last day for entering course equivalencies of all students into the system (including double major and minor). Equivalency entries will be made through the system by Department Equivalency Coordinators. (Results must be entered into the system by 15:00) |
| 03 October 2022 Monday |
Start of classes for all associate and undergraduate students (see the calendar for the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry) |
| 03 October 2022 Monday |
Start date of the Faculty of Dentistry's annual and semester professional compulsory courses (all years - first, second, third and fourth year) and departmental elective courses (third and fourth year) held in the fall semester |
| 03 October 2022 Monday |
Opening ceremony of the 2022-2023 academic year with the participation of preparatory, associate, undergraduate and graduate students, all parents and other guests. Time: 16:00. The venue will be announced according to the program. |
| 03-07 October 2022 Monday-Friday |
Introduction of the University to newly enrolled students by the Dean of Students Office, the Directorate of Corporate Communications and the unit in which the student is enrolled. |
| 03-07 October 2022 Monday-Friday |
Uploading of course management plans (syllabi) to the Student Information System. This is important and must be done for every course. |
| 05-07 October 2022 Wednesday-Friday |
Administration of the ADDITIONAL exams recognized by the regulations for associate and undergraduate students eligible to graduate at the end of the 2021-2022 spring semester and summer school, and submission of grades to the Directorate of Student Affairs by the Deans' Offices |
| 08-09 October 2022 Saturday-Sunday |
Administration of EXEMPTION exams for basic courses to students starting their studies (enrolling in the program for the first time or starting their studies after passing the language proficiency exam) and notification of grades to the Directorate of Student Affairs. Announcements on this matter will be made to students by the units administering the exams. The Department of General Education is responsible for organizing and administering the exemption exams for the TLL1005-1006 courses taken by international students. |
| 10 October 2022 Monday |
Start of Turkish Preparatory Program courses |
| 10-14 October 2022 Monday-Friday |
ADD-DROP week. Course add-drop week for all associate and undergraduate students |
| 12 October 2022 Wednesday |
Elective courses without sufficient enrollment during ADD-DROP week will be closed on Wednesday, 12 October 2022 (at 16:00), and associate and undergraduate students registered in these courses must select other courses themselves online through the SAP system by 16:00 on Friday, 14 October 2022. No elective course selection or registration will be possible after this date; the system will be closed. Students whose courses are dropped due to closure will be informed by SMS, but it is the student's responsibility to check the system on Thursday, 13 October 2022 and follow up on dropped courses. Elective courses without sufficient students that are requested to remain open do not count toward the instructor's teaching load or payment. |
| 14 October 2022 Friday |
Last day for students who have registered for courses by any means to fulfill their financial obligations. Courses of students who do not fulfill their financial obligations will be deleted, and these students will be marked as "did not register for courses" for that semester. Students are responsible for any courses not dropped from their records by this date for any reason, whether assigned by the system or registered by the students themselves. Scholarship students in particular should pay attention to their course registrations. |
| 21 October 2022 Friday |
Scheduling of midterm exams for the fall semester and their announcement by the relevant unit. Under the regulations, at least one midterm exam must be held for each course. The decision on midterm exams to be held in a format other than a written exam and on the format of semester/year-end exams (oral, assignment, etc.) must be made by the Faculty/School boards and notified to the Directorate of Academic Planning. A supporting document (jury report, camera recording, etc.) must be available in case of objections to these exams. See the Midterm Exam Directive. |
| 28 October 2022 Friday |
(Half-day holiday, no classes will be held) |
| 29 October 2022 Saturday |
Republic Day (holiday) |
| 07 November 2022 Monday |
Submission of information on the scheduling of final exams by the Deans' Offices to the Directorate of Academic Planning. |
| 10 November 2022 Thursday |
Atatürk Commemoration Day. |
| 09 December 2022 Friday |
Last day to withdraw (W) from a fall semester course without a grade. You are required to take this course in the first semester it is offered in your program. |
| 09 December 2022 Friday |
Submission of fully completed forms for new courses planned to be offered in the 2022-2023 academic year spring semester to the Education Commission. Proposals for new courses will not be considered after this date. |
| 12 December 2022 Monday |
Entry of the detailed list of courses to be offered in the 2022-2023 academic year spring semester into the request collection screen |
| 21 December 2022 Wednesday |
Last day for announcing the 2022-2023 academic year fall semester final exam schedule to faculty members. Any errors must be reported by the relevant units to the Directorate of Academic Planning for correction by Friday, 23 December 2022. Requests for personal scheduling cannot be submitted. |
| 30 December 2022 Friday |
Deadline for associate and undergraduate students with financial problems to resolve them. Students who do not resolve their financial problems will not be able to see their course results after the final exams and will not be able to register for spring semester courses. |
| 30 December 2022 Friday |
Last day for submitting the detailed list of courses to be offered in the 2022-2023 academic year spring semester to the Directorate of Academic Planning |
| 26-30 December 2022 Monday-Friday |
Period for evaluating and grading the work of students taking courses such as graduation projects and internships. |
| 26-30 December 2022 Monday-Friday |
Early finals for associate and undergraduate students who came to the University through Erasmus, World Exchange, winter school or other means, and who will go abroad within the same programs. The departure of students taking these exams must be confirmed and documented by their institutions. This exam is not given to every student going abroad; it is given only because of conflicts in academic dates. A list on this matter must be submitted by the International Academic Relations and Programs Unit to the Office of the President by Friday, 16 December 2022 at the latest, to be forwarded to the relevant units. Students on the list forwarded to the units will be informed of the exam date scheduled by the department. Students granted the right to early finals must take all their final exams during the early final period. They cannot take exams during the regular final period. |
| 01 January 2023 Sunday | New Year's Day |
| 02 January 2023 Monday |
Announcement of the 2022-2023 fall semester final exam schedule to students. |
| 06 January 2023 Friday |
Last day of classes for the 2022-2023 academic year fall semester. (Annual courses and clerkships of the Faculty of Medicine continue.) |
| 13 January 2023 Friday |
End of English Preparatory Program fall semester courses. |
| 13 January 2023 Friday |
Last day of fourth-year professional practice courses held in the fall semester at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 09 January 2023 Monday |
Classes scheduled for Friday, 28 October 2022 will be held |
| 02-08 January 2023 Monday-Sunday |
(NA) grade entries. Must be completed at least 1 (one) week before the final exam of the relevant course. |
| 16-20 January 2023 Monday-Friday |
Applications for inter-institutional and internal transfers based on central exam scores. English and Turkish (for information on the exams, visit https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15236-sinav-bilgilendirmeleri) Applicants with a valid language proficiency certificate must upload it to the application field when applying. |
| 16-29 January 2023 Monday-Sunday |
Final exams for the 2022-2023 academic year fall semester for associate and undergraduate programs. Faculty of Medicine students will take the exams of their semester courses, other than their annual courses, on these dates as scheduled. |
| 19 January 2023 Thursday |
English Placement Exam for students who froze their registration in the fall semester - |
| 20 January 2023 Friday |
Last day of the Faculty of Dentistry's professional compulsory courses (all years - first, second, third and fourth year) and departmental elective courses (third and fourth year) held in the fall semester. |
| 20 January 2023 Friday |
End of Turkish Preparatory Program fall semester courses. |
| 23 January 2023 Monday |
English and Turkish Proficiency Exam for applicants within the scope of the applications made on 16-20 January 2023 (for students without a foreign language certificate and students studying in Turkish-taught programs who apply to English-taught programs) |
| 23 January 2023 Monday |
English Proficiency Exam - ORAL EXAM Exam Time 09:00 (For information, visit https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15236-sinav-bilgilendirmeleri) |
| 23-27 January 2023 Monday-Friday |
Applications for inter-institutional GPA-based transfer and special student status. (For information on the exams, visit https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15236-sinav-bilgilendirmeleri) Applicants with a valid language proficiency certificate must upload it to the application field when applying. |
| 24 January 2023 Tuesday |
English Proficiency Exam - WRITTEN EXAM - Exam Time 10:00 (For information, visit https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15236-sinav-bilgilendirmeleri) |
| 24 January 2023 Tuesday |
Entry into the system and announcement of the results of the English and Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Monday, 23 January 2023 |
| 24-25 January 2023 Tuesday-Wednesday |
Evaluation by the relevant academic units of the applications made on 16-20 January 2023 |
| 25 January 2023 Wednesday |
Announcement on the application system of the results of the applications made on 16-20 January 2023 |
| 25-29 January 2023 Wednesday-Sunday |
Final exams of the Faculty of Dentistry's departmental elective courses (third and fourth year) held in the fall semester |
| 26-27 January 2023 Thursday-Friday |
Final registration of applicants accepted according to the results of the applications made on 16-20 January 2023 |
| 27 January 2023 Friday |
Online announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Monday-Tuesday, 23-24 January 2023 (For results: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15237-sinav-sonuclari). |
| 27 January 2023 Friday |
Last day of second-year annual courses held in the fall semester at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 30 January 2023 Monday |
English and Turkish Proficiency Exam for applicants within the scope of the applications made on 23-27 January 2023 (for students without a foreign language certificate and students studying in Turkish-taught programs who apply to English-taught programs) |
| 30 January 2023 Monday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam (for Turkish Preparatory School students) |
| 30 January 2023 Monday |
Start of fourth-year professional practice courses held in the spring semester at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 31 January 2023 Tuesday |
Entry into the system and announcement of the results of the English and Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Monday, 30 January 2023 |
| 31 January 2023 Tuesday |
Deadline for entering fall semester final grades (by 09:00). |
| 31 January 2023 Tuesday |
Announcement of fall semester final grades (23:59) |
| 01-02 February 2023 Wednesday-Thursday |
Evaluation by the relevant academic units of the applications made on 23-27 January 2023 (inter-institutional GPA-based transfer) (evaluation results must be entered into the system by 14:00 on Thursday, 02 February 2023) |
| 03 February 2023 Friday |
Announcement of the results of the applications made on 23-27 January 2023 (inter-institutional GPA-based transfer) |
| 03 February 2023 Friday |
Last day of first-year annual courses held in the fall semester at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 03 February 2023 Friday |
Last day for all students to pay past debts and fulfill their financial obligations for the spring semester. The SAP system will not be opened for course registration for students who have not fulfilled their financial obligations before the registration period, and these students will not be able to register for courses during the regular course registration period. |
| 06 February 2023 Monday |
Start of English Preparatory Program spring semester courses |
| 08-12 February 2023 Wednesday-Sunday |
Make-up exams of the Faculty of Dentistry's departmental elective courses (third and fourth year) held in the fall semester |
| 10 February 2023 Friday |
Last day of third-year annual courses held in the fall semester at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 13 February 2023 Monday |
Start of second-year annual courses held in the spring semester at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 13-19 February 2023 Monday-Sunday |
Early make-up exams for the 2022-2023 academic year fall semester (the system will remain open for make-up grade entry) |
| 20 February 2023 Monday |
Start of Turkish Preparatory Program spring semester courses |
| 21 February 2023 Tuesday |
Deadline for entering fall semester early make-up grades (by 12:00 noon). |
| 21 February 2023 Tuesday |
Announcement of fall semester early make-up grades (23:59) |
| 21 February 2023 Tuesday |
Updating of GPAs according to the results of the 2022-2023 academic year fall semester early make-up exams. (Must be completed by 23:59 on Tuesday, 21 February 2023) |
| 22 February 2023 Wednesday |
Last day for submitting the list of outgoing students in exchange programs such as Erasmus and World Exchange to the Directorate of Student Affairs |
| 24 February 2023 Friday |
Last day of fifth-year professional practice courses held in the fall semester at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 24 February 2023 Friday |
Last day for BAU students starting courses in their enrolled program for the first time to apply for course equivalency |
| 27 February-05 March 2023 Monday-Sunday |
Make-up exams for the 2022-2023 academic year fall semester (the system will remain open for make-up grade entry) |
| 07 March 2023 Tuesday |
Deadline for entering fall semester make-up grades (by 12:00 noon). |
| 07 March 2023 Tuesday |
Announcement of fall semester make-up grades (23:59) |
| 07-09 March 2023 Tuesday-Thursday |
Identification by the relevant academic units of associate and undergraduate students to be dismissed upon reaching the maximum period of study at the end of the 2022-2023 fall semester. |
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SPRING SEMESTER |
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| 06-08 February 2023 Monday-Wednesday |
Final registration of students admitted through inter-institutional (GPA-based) transfer and as special students. Students who do not complete their registration lose their right. The registered students must be forwarded to the relevant units on the same day for course equivalency. |
| 20 February 2023 Monday |
Start of first-year annual courses held in the spring semester at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 22-26 February 2023 Wednesday-Sunday |
Automatic course assignment week. Courses offered from the first-year fall semester, if any, for students who have passed the language proficiency exam(s) and are starting the first year (their program) will be assigned automatically by the Student Information System during this week. Automatic course assignment continues until the end of the add-drop period for any new first-year students starting the first year (their program). |
| 27 February-17 March 2023 Monday-Friday |
Course registration period. This is the week in which students in associate and undergraduate programs (including international, Erasmus and World Exchange students) register for courses through the Student Information System. For students starting their program (first year) in the spring semester (irregular students), the courses opened for irregular students that are fall semester courses are assigned automatically by the Student Information System. Students must register for spring semester courses themselves through the Student Information System. Newly enrolled irregular students may make some corrections to their assigned courses during the ADD-DROP period. Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry students will register for their semester courses on these dates. |
| 06 March 2023 Monday |
Start of fifth-year professional practice courses held in the spring semester at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 06 March 2023 Monday |
Start of classes for associate and undergraduate programs in the 2022-2023 academic year spring semester. (Start of third-year courses held in the spring semester at the Faculty of Medicine) |
| 06 March 2023 Monday |
Start date of the Faculty of Dentistry's professional compulsory courses (all years - first, second, third and fourth year) and departmental elective courses (third and fourth year) held in the spring semester |
| 07-08 March 2023 Tuesday-Wednesday |
Applications for internal (GPA-based) transfer, double major and minor. The announcement must clearly state how the application results will be announced. Applicants must upload their transcripts, course contents from the curriculum and language exemption certificates, if any, to the system. |
| 09 March 2023 Thursday |
English and Turkish Proficiency Exam for students who applied for internal (GPA-based) transfer, double major and minor on 07-08 March 2023 (for students without a foreign language certificate and students studying in Turkish-taught programs who apply to English-taught programs) (Exam results must be entered into the system by 15:00 on Thursday, 09 March 2023) |
| 09-10 March 2023 Thursday-Friday |
Evaluation of internal (GPA-based) transfer, double major and minor applications by the relevant units (evaluation results must be entered into the system by 14:00 on Friday, 10 March 2023) |
| 10 March 2023 Friday |
Announcement of the results of internal GPA-based transfer, double major and minor applications |
| 10 March 2023 Friday |
Transfer of internal GPA-based transfer, double major and minor admissions to the system |
| 11-12 March 2023 Saturday-Sunday |
Administration of EXEMPTION exams for basic courses to students starting their studies (enrolling in the program for the first time or starting their studies after passing the language proficiency exam) and notification of grades to the Directorate of Student Affairs. Announcements on this matter will be made to students by the units administering the exams. The Department of General Education is responsible for organizing and administering the exemption exams for the TLL1005-1006 courses taken by international students. |
| 13 March 2023 Monday |
English Proficiency Exam for students applying to go on the Erasmus & World Exchange programs. |
| 13-14 March 2023 Monday-Tuesday |
Final registration of students admitted through internal GPA-based transfer, double major and minor. Students in this group whose course equivalency has not been completed will register for courses during add-drop week (13-17 March 2023). |
| 13-17 March 2023 Monday-Friday |
ADD-DROP week. Course add-drop week for all associate and undergraduate students |
| 16 March 2023 Thursday |
Elective courses without sufficient enrollment will be closed on Thursday, 16 March 2023 (at 16:00), and associate and undergraduate students registered in these courses must select other courses themselves online by 16:00 on 17 March 2023. No elective course selection or registration will be possible after this date. Students whose courses are dropped will be informed by SMS, but it is the student's responsibility to check the system on Thursday, 16 March 2023 and follow up on dropped courses. Elective courses without sufficient students that are requested to remain open do not count toward the instructor's teaching load or payment. |
| 16 March 2023 Thursday |
Last day for entering course equivalencies of all students into the system (including double major and minor). Equivalency entries will be made through the system by Department Equivalency Coordinators. |
| 18 March 2023 Saturday |
Classes scheduled for Monday, 01 May 2023 will be held. |
| 20-24 March 2023 Monday-Friday |
Applications by associate and undergraduate students eligible to graduate at the end of the 2022-2023 fall semester for the ADDITIONAL exams recognized by the regulations. |
| 24 March 2023 Friday |
Notification of the list of courses for which additional exams will be held and the list of participating students to the Directorate of Academic Planning |
| 24 March 2023 Friday |
Scheduling of midterm exams for the spring semester and their announcement by the relevant units. Under the regulations, at least one midterm exam must be held for each course. The decision on midterm exams to be held in a format other than a written exam and on the format of semester/year-end exams (oral, written, etc.) must be made by the Faculty/School boards and notified to the Directorate of Academic Planning. A supporting document (jury report, camera recording, etc.) must be available in case of objections to these exams. Please see the Exam Directive. |
| 25 March 2023 Saturday |
Classes scheduled for Friday, 21 April 2023 will be held |
| 28 March 2023 Tuesday |
Announcement of additional exam dates (Directorate of Academic Planning) |
| 29 March-05 April 2023 Wednesday-Wednesday |
Administration of the Additional exams recognized by the regulations for associate and undergraduate students eligible to graduate at the end of the 2022-2023 fall semester, and submission of grades to the Directorate of Student Affairs by the Deans' Offices |
| 31 March 2023 Friday |
Submission of information on the scheduling of final exams by the Deans' Offices to the Directorate of Academic Planning. |
| 01 April 2023 Saturday |
Classes scheduled for Friday, 19 May 2023 will be held |
| 08 April 2023 Saturday |
Classes scheduled for Thursday, 20 April 2023 will be held |
| 20 April 2023 Thursday |
Eve of Eid al-Fitr (no classes will be held) |
| 21-23 April 2023 Friday-Sunday |
Eid al-Fitr (3-day holiday) |
| 23 April 2023 Sunday |
National Sovereignty and Children's Day (holiday) |
| 01 May 2023 Monday |
Labor and Solidarity Day (Public holiday) |
| 09 May 2023 Tuesday |
Entry of the detailed list of courses to be offered in the 2022-2023 academic year summer school into the request collection screen |
| 12 May 2023 Friday |
Last day to withdraw (W) from a spring semester course without a grade. The student is required to take this course in the first semester it is offered. |
| 17 May 2023 Wednesday |
Last day for announcing the 2022-2023 academic year spring semester final exam schedule to faculty members; any errors must be reported to the Directorate of Academic Planning for correction by 22 May 2023. Requests for personal scheduling cannot be submitted. |
| 19 May 2023 Friday |
Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Public holiday) |
| 25 May 2023 Thursday |
Last day for submitting the detailed list of courses to be offered in the 2022-2023 academic year summer school to the Directorate of Academic Planning |
| 29 May-04 June 2023 Monday-Sunday |
Additional make-up exams for the 2022-2023 academic year fall semester (the system will remain open for make-up grade entry) |
| 29 May-02 June 2023 Monday-Friday |
Period for evaluating and grading the work of students taking courses such as graduation projects and internships in the spring semester. |
| 29 May-02 June 2023 Monday-Friday |
Early finals for associate and undergraduate students who came to the University through Erasmus, World Exchange or other means, and who will go abroad within the same programs. The departure of students taking these exams must be confirmed and documented by their institutions. This exam is not given to every student going abroad; it is given only because of conflicts in academic dates. A list on this matter must be submitted by the Directorate of International Office (UOD) to the Office of the President by Thursday, 18 May 2023 at the latest, to be forwarded to the relevant units. The scheduled exam dates are communicated to the students on the list forwarded to the units, to the course instructor and to the department offering the course. Students granted the right to early finals must take all their final exams during the early final period. They cannot take exams during the regular final period. |
| 02 June 2023 Friday |
End of English Preparatory Program spring semester courses |
| 02 June 2023 Friday |
End of Turkish Preparatory Program spring semester courses |
| 02 June 2023 Friday |
Last day of fifth-year professional practice courses at the Faculty of Medicine. |
| 02 June 2023 Friday |
Deadline for associate and undergraduate students with financial problems to resolve them. Students who do not resolve their financial problems will not be able to see their course results after the final exams. |
| 02 June 2023 Friday |
Announcement of the 2022-2023 academic year spring semester final exam schedule to students. |
| 03-04 June 2023 Saturday-Sunday |
May Festival (Mayfest) |
| 05-09 June 2023 Monday-Friday |
Make-up exams of fifth-year professional practice courses at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 05-09 June Monday-Friday |
(NA) grade entries. Must be completed at least 1 (one) week before the final exam of the relevant course. |
| 06 June 2023 Tuesday |
Deadline for entering additional make-up grades for the 2022-2023 academic year fall semester (by 12:00 noon). |
| 06 June 2023 Tuesday |
Announcement of additional make-up grades for the 2022-2023 academic year fall semester (23:59). |
| 08 June 2023 Thursday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam (for Turkish Preparatory School students) |
| 08-09 June 2023 Thursday-Friday |
English Proficiency Exam - WRITTEN and ORAL EXAM - Exam Time 09:00 (For information, visit https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15236-sinav-bilgilendirmeleri) |
| 09 June 2023 Friday |
Announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on 08 June 2023 |
| 09 June 2023 Friday |
Last day of classes for the 2022-2023 academic year spring semester. See the calendar for the annual courses of the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry. |
| 09 June 2023 Friday |
Last day of second- and third-year annual courses at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 12 June 2023 Monday |
Start of Turkish Preparatory Program summer school courses |
| 12-23 June 2023 Monday-Friday |
Spring semester final exams for associate and undergraduate programs. Faculty of Medicine students will take the final exams of their semester courses, other than their annual medical courses, on these dates as scheduled. |
| 13 June 2023 Tuesday |
Online announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Thursday-Friday, 08-09 June 2023 (For results: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15237-sinav-sonuclari). |
| 14 June 2023 Wednesday |
Start of English Preparatory Program summer school courses |
| 16 June 2023 Friday |
Last day of fourth-year professional practice courses at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 19-23 June 2023 Monday-Friday |
Make-up exams of fourth-year professional practice courses at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 23 June 2023 Friday |
Last day of first-year annual courses at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 23 June 2023 Friday |
Last day for fifth-year Faculty of Medicine students who will be in the internship period in the 2023-2024 academic year to make their 2023-2024 academic year payments. |
| 23 June 2023 Friday |
Final exam of second- and third-year annual courses at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 27 June 2023 Tuesday |
Eve of Eid al-Adha (half-day holiday, no classes will be held) |
| 28 June-01 July Wednesday-Saturday |
Eid al-Adha (4-day holiday) |
| 30 June 2023 Friday |
End of the sixth-year internship period at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 03 July 2023 Monday |
Start date of the sixth year (new Internship Period) at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 03 July-25 August 2023 Monday-Friday |
"Preclinical & Clinical Competency Completion Program" for applied courses in the Faculty of Dentistry curriculum |
| 04 July 2023 Tuesday |
Deadline for entering spring semester final grades (by 09:00) |
| 04 July 2023 Tuesday |
Announcement of spring semester final grades (23:59) |
| 07 July 2023 Friday |
Final exam of first-year annual courses at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 07 July 2023 Friday |
Make-up exam of second- and third-year annual courses at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 07 July 2023 Friday |
Last day of the Faculty of Dentistry's professional compulsory courses (all years - first, second, third and fourth year) and departmental elective courses (third and fourth year) held in the spring semester |
| 10-16 July Monday-Sunday |
Make-up exams for the 2022-2023 academic year spring semester (the system will remain open for make-up grade entry. Since Saturday, 15 July 2023 is a public holiday, no exams will be scheduled for that day.) |
| 10 July-25 August 2023 Monday-Friday |
"Preclinical & Clinical Competency Completion Program" for applied courses in the Faculty of Dentistry curriculum |
| 14 July 2023 Friday |
Last day for the Directorate of Academic Planning to announce to students the weekly schedule of courses planned to be offered in the 2022-2023 academic year summer school. |
| 14-25 July 2023 Friday-Tuesday |
Final exams of the Faculty of Dentistry's annual and semester professional compulsory courses (all years - first, second, third and fourth year) and departmental elective courses (third and fourth year) held in the spring semester |
| 15 July 2023 Saturday |
Democracy and National Unity Day (holiday) |
| 17 July 2023 Monday |
Last day for submitting new courses to be offered and program changes for the 2023-2024 academic year fall semester to the Education Commission. Submitting extensive changes earlier will facilitate processing. |
| 18 July 2023 Tuesday |
Deadline for entering make-up exam grades (by 10:00) |
| 18 July 2023 Tuesday |
Updating of GPAs by 23:59 according to the results of the 2022-2023 academic year spring semester make-up exams. Announcement of spring semester make-up grades (23:59) |
| 19 July 2023 Wednesday |
Submission of the rankings of students graduating with honors to the Office of the President and the Directorate of Student Affairs by decision of the academic unit executive boards. 12:00 noon. The ranking of graduating students cannot be changed after this decision. Rankings for intermediate years are finalized at the end of October of the new academic year. |
| 20 July 2023 Thursday |
Application day for ADDITIONAL exams for students who are within the normal period of study of their program at the end of the 2022-2023 academic year spring semester |
| 21 July 2023 Friday |
End of English Preparatory Program summer school courses |
| 21 July 2023 Friday |
Forwarding of the ADDITIONAL exam applications made on Thursday, 20 July 2023 by the Directorate of Student Affairs to the academic units |
| 21 July 2023 Friday |
Make-up exam of first-year annual courses at the Faculty of Medicine |
| 22-23 July 2023 Saturday-Sunday | Graduation Ceremony |
| 25-28 July 2023 Tuesday-Friday |
Administration of ADDITIONAL exams for students who are within the normal period of study of their program at the end of the 2022-2023 academic year spring semester |
| 28 July 2023 Friday |
Deadline for entering Faculty of Dentistry final exam grades (by 15:00) |
| SUMMER SCHOOL | |
| 19-21 July 2023 Wednesday-Friday |
Summer school course registration. There is no ADD-DROP period or course withdrawal in summer school (students applying for additional exams must also register for summer school courses; if they graduate as a result of the additional exam, they must have the summer school course deleted by the Directorate of Student Affairs). |
| 20 July 2023 Thursday |
Courses that do not meet the conditions for being offered in summer school and must be closed will be closed by the Directorate of Academic Planning at around 11:00, and students whose courses are dropped will be informed by SMS. Students must check the courses they will take on the system for the last time on Thursday, 20 July 2023. If a course has been dropped because it was not offered, the student may select another course through the system on 20 July 2023. Courses that do not meet the conditions but must remain open do not count toward the teaching load and no payment is made. |
| 21 July 2023 Friday |
Last day for students taking 2022-2023 summer school courses to complete their financial procedures. Last day for students who have registered for courses by any means to fulfill their financial obligations. Courses of students who do not fulfill their financial obligations will be deleted, and their summer school registration will be cancelled. Summer school courses without sufficient students will be closed. Students whose courses are dropped cannot have their deleted courses reassigned by resolving their financial problems after Friday, 21 July 2023. |
| 27 July 2023 Thursday |
End of Turkish Preparatory Program summer school courses |
| 24 July 2023 Monday |
Start of summer school classes |
| 24 July-08 September 2023 Monday-Friday |
Summer school period for students studying in associate and undergraduate programs. Summer school final exams will be held in the last week. There are no make-up exams. |
| 27-28 July 2023 Thursday-Friday |
English Proficiency Exam - WRITTEN and ORAL EXAM - Exam Time 09:00 (For information, visit https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15236-sinav-bilgilendirmeleri) |
| 28 July 2023 Friday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam Exam Time 09:00 (For information, visit https://www.bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15232-turkmer-duyuru-ve-haberler) Written Exam: 09:00; Oral Exam: 13:30 |
| 29 July 2023 Saturday |
Classes scheduled for Wednesday, 30 August 2023 will be held. |
| 31 July 2023 Monday |
Online announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Friday, 28 July 2023 |
| 31 July 2023 Monday | Entry of the detailed list of courses to be offered in the 2023-2024 academic year fall semester into the request collection screen |
| 01 August 2023 Tuesday |
Online announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Thursday-Friday, 27-28 July 2023 (For results: https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15237-sinav-sonuclari). |
| 01 August 2023 Tuesday |
Last day for notifying the Directorate of Student Affairs, using the grade notification form, of the ADDITIONAL exam results of students who are within the normal period of study of their program at the end of the 2022-2023 academic year spring semester |
| 14 August 2023 Monday | Submission of the detailed list of courses to be offered in the 2023-2024 academic year fall semester to the Directorate of Academic Planning. |
| 07 August 2023 Monday |
Entry of the detailed list of courses to be offered in the 2023-2024 academic year fall semester into the request collection screen |
| 21 August-01 September 2023 Monday-Friday |
Applications for excuse exams for the 2022-2023 spring semester make-up exams (to the academic unit secretariats) |
| 25 August 2023 Friday |
Submission of the detailed list of courses to be offered in the 2023-2024 academic year fall semester to the Directorate of Academic Planning. |
| 28 August-03 September 2023 |
Make-up exams of the Faculty of Dentistry's departmental elective courses (third and fourth year) held in the spring semester and annual professional compulsory courses |
| 30 August 2023 Wednesday |
Victory Day (Public holiday) |
| 04-08 September 2023 Monday-Friday |
Period for evaluating and grading the work of students taking courses such as graduation projects and internships in summer school. |
| 06 September 2023 Wednesday |
Last day for entering grades of the make-up exams of the Faculty of Dentistry's Departmental Elective Courses (third and fourth year) held in the spring semester and annual professional compulsory courses (23:30) |
| 08 September 2023 Friday |
Last day of summer school classes |
| 11-17 September 2023 Monday-Sunday |
Administration of excuse exams for the 2022-2023 spring semester make-up exams |
| 11-17 September 2023 Monday-Sunday | Administration of excuse exams for the Faculty of Dentistry make-up exams. (Departmental Elective Courses held in the spring semester and annual professional compulsory courses) |
| 12 September 2023 Tuesday |
Deadline for entering grades of courses taken in summer school (10:00). |
| 12 September 2023 Tuesday |
Announcement of grades of courses taken in summer school (17:59) |
| 14-15 September 2023 Thursday-Friday |
Identification by the relevant academic units of associate and undergraduate students to be dismissed upon reaching the maximum period of study at the end of the 2022-2023 spring semester and summer school. |
| 18 September 2023 Monday |
Dismissal by the Directorate of Student Affairs of associate and undergraduate students who have reached the maximum period of study at the end of the 2022-2023 spring semester and summer school. |
| 18 September 2023 Monday |
Last day for entering grades of the excuse exams for the 2022-2023 spring semester make-up exams (by 15:00) |
| 19-20 September 2023 Tuesday-Wednesday |
Applications by associate and undergraduate students eligible to graduate at the end of the 2022-2023 spring semester and summer school for the ADDITIONAL exams recognized by the regulations. |
| 21 September 2023 Thursday |
Notification of the list of courses for which additional exams will be held and the list of participating students to the Directorate of Academic Planning |
| 25 September 2023 Monday |
Announcement of additional exam dates (Directorate of Academic Planning) |
| 22-29 September 2023 Friday-Friday |
Administration of the Additional exams recognized by the regulations for associate and undergraduate students eligible to graduate at the end of the 2022-2023 summer school, and submission of grades to the Directorate of Student Affairs by the Deans' Offices |
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